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Please welcome the newest addition to ScienceBlogs, Zooillogix.
Brothers Andrew and Benny Bleiman author Zooillogix, "a hobby and a secret outlet of forbidden passion" that showcases their shared obsession with zoology. Check out the Bleimans’ recent Gallery d’Bug Arte post, and their Video of the Week, where a male jumping spider dances for a foxy spider babe.

Homepage Buzzes 8/21: Gender Benders
Are young boys more likely to get rowdy in the classroom? Do girls really prefer pink? Yes, say a couple of recent scientific studies done by economists and biologists. ScienceBloggers point out flaws in these researchers’ assumptions and the underlying gender stereotypes they support.

8/22: Dean Hits Mexico
Wednesday, a day after unleashing category-5 gusts on the Yucatan Peninsula, a weakened Hurricane Dean hit the Mexican mainland. The storm, which killed 13 people in the Caribbean over the weekend, is the third most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in recorded history.

8/23: HIV Denialists
On Tuesday, “HIV Denial in the Internet Era,” an essay written by academic neurologist Steven Novella and ScienceBlogger Tara Smith, was published in PLoS Medicine. The authors argue that because widespread scientific illiteracy creates “fertile soil” in which denialists can easily seed misinformation, scientists must take a more active role in promoting science to the public.

8/24: Do Bloggers Do Real Reporting?
On Sunday Michael Skube, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who teaches journalism, published an op-ed piece in the L.A. Times alleging that bloggers aren’t truly journalists and don’t do real reporting. Days later, NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen rushed to bloggers’ defense in the L.A. Times’ online ‘Blowback’ column.

8/26: PRISM Fights Open Access
The growth of open access publishing has incited controversy among publishers, bloggers, and scientists. Last Thursday, an activist group called the Partnership for Research Integrity in Science & Medicine (PRISM) launched a lobbying campaign to fight open access, arguing that it would "jeopardize the financial viability of the journals that conduct peer review."